AID Security Chief Suspended Amid Voucher Probe
Washington AID security director William Bradley was suspended after charges were served, reportedly tied to falsified travel vouchers. The move follows recent AID employee resignations amid an ongoing scrutiny into alleged kickbacks and administration irregularities.
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Strangler Terrorizes South Carolina Town
A publicity seeking kidnapper may have killed up to four women in Gaffney South Carolina. The suspect targets women and taunts police by calling editor Bill Gibbons in a Dear Abby style confession. A 15 year old Negro girl was abducted while waiting for a school bus.
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UPI
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Three Die In Crash Enroute To Service Near Sigourney
A Keota family of three Michael L. Greiner 68 Irene Greiner 61 and Larry Greiner 18 died when their car collided with a truck three miles east of Sigourney on highway 92 as they headed to report for service. The truck driver Vernon Dusenberry 56 of Milan Illinois escaped injury. Authorities noted instant deaths from head injuries. Sheriff Bud Wallerich highway patrolman Virgil Behrens and deputy Keith Bryant investigated. The victims’ bodies were at Powell funeral home Keota.
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Mother and Three Children Die in Iowa Fire
Dayton, Iowa. Mrs. George Ryan a 19 year old mother and her three preschool children perished Thursday when their two story home exploded into flames just after 11 am A neighbor reported hearing an explosion and watching the house burn Authorities said the father a mechanic was away at work The children named Melvin 3 Penny LuAnn 2 and Clarence Lee 2 months Dayton lies southeast of Fort Dodge.
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Kekkonen Re-elected Finland President for Third Term
Urho Kekkonen was formally elected to a third six year term by 300 electors chosen in a general election held four weeks earlier.
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Urhol Kekkonen
Finland
Israel and Jordan Engaged in Large-Scale Battle Across Jordan River
An artillery and tank battle across the Jordan River pits Israel against Jordan. Israeli jets report sweeping Jordanian positions with strafing and bombing as Beisan valley burns south of the Sea of Galilee. Jordan claims six Israeli fighters were shot down.
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Protesters Nabbed Blocking School Bus Path in Georgia
State troopers arrested about 60 demonstrators, mostly students, in Social Circle as they blocked a school bus to protest conditions at the all Negro Social Circle training school. They were charged with disobeying a lawful order and obstructing traffic and taken to Walton county prison camp. Willie Bolden warned of reinforcements as arrests depleted demonstrator numbers.
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Southern Christian Leadership Council
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Popular Avenue
Fair Play
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Vance Reports Useful Talks With South Korea Leaders
U S presidential envoy Cyrus Vance left Seoul for Washington after four days of bargaining with South Korean leaders. He called the talks good and useful and promised immediate consultations if security is threatened, while resisting a pledge of immediate retaliation.
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Cyrus Vance
U.S
Washington
Vance
U S jets bomb Hue citadel as naval shelling continues
U S Marine jets used 250 500 and 750 pound bombs against Hue citadel while destroyers shell pockets offshore. Marines advanced along citadel walls as South Vietnamese troops cleared refugees. Air and ground forces struck northwest of Saigon with heavy losses and 127 enemy bodies found.
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U. S
Hue
Associated Press
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Hanoi
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Canton
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Fifth Marine Regiment
Gratto
Pilot Felled by Chinese Named Dunn Identified
The Pentagon identified Navy Lt. (j.g.) Joseph Dunn as the pilot of the downed plane. Dunn, 27, is listed as missing. his wife and infant son reside in Randolph, Massachusetts. Immediate search operations have ended.
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UPI
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Red China
Navy
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Joseph Dunn
Randolph
Mass
Boston
Britain Makes Polaris Debut
A British submarine 30 miles east of Florida fired England's first Polaris A-3 missile and sent it to an Atlantic target area 1,500 miles away.
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UPS
Florida
England
Atlantic
American Deaths in Vietnam Fall Slightly From Record Week
The AP reports 400 American military personnel killed and 1,494 wounded in Vietnam last week, down from 416 dead and 2,757 wounded the prior week. Of the wounded, 934 required hospitalization. Total U.S. personnel in country remained 500,000.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Railway Freight Rate Rise Made Permanent
The Interstate Commerce Commission made permanent a $100 million annual increase in railway freight rates. The 3 percent hike, first since 1960, followed a temporary measure urged by railroads to cover higher labor costs and defend a sound national transport system.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Bombing error in Saigon area kills civilians
Fifty tons of bombs fell outside the target area north of Saigon in a B 52 raid. Authorities report 42 to 44 dead and 71 to 59 injured, with civilians among the casualties. The box shaped target lay near Lai Thieu along the Saigon river, with safety zones violated and recent fighting nearby.
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U. 5
U. S. Air Force
Third Corps
Air Force
Lai Thieu
U. S
Tan Son Nhut
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Chuckle Husband Complaint Over Vacation Clause Sparks House Drama
A humorous quarrel unfolds after a husband jokes about vacation days while painting a neighbor’s house and washing windows. The exchange highlights differing paces of rest between spouses in a domestic scene.
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